Hey Chris and happy new year Sounds like a contractual issue, not necessarily a PPR issue. What they seem to be saying is that the higher price is the institutional price, period. Don't think there's much to fight.
gary handman > Happy New Year all! > > I recent purchased a "home" movie from a vendor via paypal knowing that > we would likely not ever need PPR rights. I received a confirmation of > payment which included this statement: > > "Your Personal Use DVD has been shipped. Please note, the DVD is for > home use only. It is not an institutional version and cannot be part of > the University of Connecticut Library, nor can it be used in any > classroom setting, or in a public screening. You can purchase a copy of > the film with the legal rights for institutional use by ordering it > through our website for $300.00 plus $10 for shipping and handling." > > Should I attempt to fight this or pay for PPR--or just let sleeping dogs > lie and not say/do anything? > > Chris McN > __________________________________________________ > Chris McNevins | ACQUISITIONS COORDINATOR > UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | HOMER BABBIDGE LIBRARY > 369 Fairfield Way Unit 2005AM | Storrs, CT 06269-2005 USA > PH: 860-486-3842 | FX: 860-486-6493 | EMAIL: chris.mcnev...@uconn.edu > > Your feet will bring you where your heart is -- Irish proverb > > In wine there is wisdom, in Scotch there is strength, in beer there is > freedom, > and in water there is bacteria -- Attributed to David Auerbach > ___________________________________________________ > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
